Tex. Utils. Code Section 37.052
Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Service Extension

(a)

An electric utility is not required to obtain a certificate for an:

(1)

extension into territory that is:

(A)

contiguous to the territory the electric utility serves;

(B)

not receiving similar service from another electric utility; and

(C)

not in another electric utility’s certificated area;

(2)

extension in or to territory the utility serves or is authorized to serve under a certificate; or

(3)

operation, extension, or service in progress on September 1, 1975.

(b)

An extension allowed under Subsection (a) is limited to a device used:

(1)

to interconnect existing facilities; or

(2)

solely to transmit electric utility services from an existing facility to a customer of retail electric utility service.

(c)

An electric utility is not required to amend the utility’s certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a transmission line that connects the utility’s existing transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if:

(1)

the transmission line does not exceed:

(A)

three miles in length, if the line connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or

(B)

two miles in length, if the line connects to a generation substation or metering point;

(2)

each landowner whose property would be directly affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules, provides written consent for the transmission line; and

(3)

all rights-of-way necessary for construction of the transmission line have been purchased.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (S.B. 1281), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 37.052 — Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Service Extension, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­37.­htm#37.­052 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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